Mises à jour de ECHOcommunity
EDN Numéro 129 - Maintenant disponible 2015-10-28
Sommaire:
- La permaculture dans le développement : Une introduction à la permaculture et son application dans le développement de l’agriculture
- Banque de Semences d’ECHO : La noix d’Inca (Plukenetia volubilis)
- Livres, sites web et autres ressources
Extrait: La permaculture dans le développement : Une introduction à la permaculture et son application dans le développement de l’agriculture
Le mot permaculture est mentionné avec une fréquence croissante dans les discours, les livres et les articles de magazine sur la durabilité et la sécurité alimentaire. Qu’est-ce que la permaculture ? Est-ce un mouvement ? Une philosophie ? Est-ce simplement un ensemble d’outils de conception ?
Dans cet article, je réponds à ces questions en regardant la permaculture sous divers angles. Tout d’abord, je décris brièvement l’histoire de la permaculture, ses éthiques sous-jacentes, ses principes clés et ses pratiques courantes. Puis je discute des critiques communes de la permaculture et explique les perspectives sous-jacentes qui façonnent son utilisation pour répondre aux besoins de nourriture, d’eau et d’abri de la communauté (c’est-à-dire, la lentille à travers laquelle un permaculteur voit le développement). Enfin, je partage comment la permaculture a influencé ma propre vie et mon travail, en tant que chrétien et en tant qu’agent de développement de l’agriculture.
Pour l'article complet sur la permaculture et comment il compte de l'écosystème et du système social dans son ensemble, ce qui facilite la bonne intendance, et de fournir une voie de la durabilité vrai, la résilience et l'abondance lirel'article complet.
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Impact of Foundations For Agriculture in Kouka 2015-10-20
After attending the ECHO conference in 2010, small-scale farmer Emile decided to apply the method of the FFF or FPA (foundations for agriculture). Other farmers in the region socoffed at him for digging holes and planting according to the methods he had learned. However, the surprise of Emile, and other farmers, was great at the harvest: not only its FPA field produced, but also the crops were higher on these fields than those in which he applied his old practices. The entire Kouka farming community took notice, those who scoffed were now asking him about his method.
Cuban Farmer Builds Resilience With Biodiversity 2015-10-12
In just five short years Arcel Antonio and his wife Marisol have established a farm homestead that gives testimony to the abundance and resilience found in bio-diverse, agroforestry and annual cropping systems. Arcel Antonio explained to visiting ECHO staff that he is able to provide for nearly 100% of his families food needs even in recent times of drought because he has so many crop resources from which to choose.
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Network Member Organization Profile: FORRU - Thailand 2015-10-12
As a leader within an international forest restoration network, FORRU oversees four major project sites in Thailand: working with the National Forest and Park service in Northern Thailand, working with bird habitat conservation in Southern Thailand, restoring natural corridors for elephant migration in Kanchnaburi province along the Western border, and forest restoration work in the far North province of Chiang Rai and the future collaboration with Nan province.
FORRU facilitates tropical forest restoration under a framework of conservation and community development. Their research department works with communities to include important Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) within the restoration process so that the community can reap financial, nutritional, and cultural benefits from the forest. Staff also work with schools, government offices, and local businesses in order to pursue opportunities for local communities to gain benefits from carbon sequestration, ecosystem services, and the development of native tree nurseries.
Afrique de l'Ouest femme trouve le succès avec la FFF 2015-10-05
Kindo Ramata est une jeune fille rurale de 22 ans habitant Kouka, le village d’Emile Sanou, formateur et pratiquant de la méthode FFF. Sur le plan culturel, Kindo Ramata en tant que femme, a un accès limité et contrôlé à l’exploitation de la terre pour en faire sa propriété. Pour cela, elle doit travailler dans le champ familial et si elle veut exploiter son propre champ cela est soumis à une autorisation préalable du chef de famille. De même, la participation des femmes aux formations des agriculteurs est une chose rare, parce que la plupart du temps les hommes oublient de les y convier.
ECHO International Agriculture Conference 2015 - Earlybird Pricing 2015-09-09
The 22nd annual ECHO International Agriculture Conference will be held in Fort Myers, Florida, USA from November 17-19. In order to make the conference more accessible to everyone earlybird pricing is available through September 30.
Contribute Audio/Video Resources to the ECHOcommunity 2015-08-21
We have recently been receiving an increase in requests for audio and video training resources, especially for resources in languages other than English. As a community, we have the opportunity to share resources and increase the overall impact of what we produce.
Here is a great example: This video produced by ECHOcommunity member Abram Bicksler, and generously underwritten by Hort CRSP and USAID, demonstrates how to build a low-cost seed germination chamber. The materials and techniques used in this video are readily available across Asia, but can be replicated nearly anywhere.
ECHOcommunity Career Center Opportunity: Lend your skills in Guatemala 2015-08-13
The Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program at Partners of the Americas in Washington, DC is a US Agency of International Development (USAID) funded program that promotes economic development and food security abroad by sending volunteer agricultural specialists from the U.S.
Volunteers provide technical assistance to foreign producers, cooperatives, agribusinesses, NGO’s, and educational institutions. Assignment goals vary depending on the needs of in-country host organizations and typically last 2-3 weeks. In appreciation of the volunteer’s service, F2F covers the cost of all assignment-related expenses including travel, food, and lodging.
Latin America & Caribbean Network News - Now Available 2015-07-30
Stay up to date on what's happening in the ECHOcommunity Network in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In this Issue
- Agriculture training in Haiti
- ECHO Ag Conference
- Technical Note Spotlight
- Hands on Training
- Network Events Calendar
EDN Issue 128 2015-07-22
In This Issue:
- Carbon Farming: Building Soils and Stabilizing the Climate
- Farmer Engagement in Agriculture Extension
- Echoes from our Network: Negotiating two seemingly contradictory understandings of cooperatives
- From ECHO’s Seed Bank: Naranjilla
Excerpt: Carbon Farming: Building Soils and Stabilizing the Climate
Excerpted from the forthcoming Carbon Farming: Stabilizing the Climate with Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agricultural Practices by Eric Toensmeier
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Carbon sequestration is the act of moving excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into long-lived storage. In agriculture, this means storing it in the soil and in perennial plants like trees (Nair et al. 2010). Carbon farming is a term that describes these carbon-sequestering practices.
Here’s how it works. During photosynthesis, plants take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and turn it into carbohydrates inside their cells. Some of this carbon stays in the biomass of the plant, like the trunks, roots, and branches of trees. About 50% of the dry weight of plants is carbon. Carbon can be stored for decades or even centuries in perennial plants like fruit and nut trees.